The following deaths have been reported in the last 24 - 48 hours.

STOCKTON - It's about 10:45 p.m. when the Stockton Ports file out of the clubhouse after a recent extra-inning win.

STOCKTON - It's no mere trim. In the coming weeks, San Joaquin Delta College trustees must cut, hack and chop away at projects that voters believed would be built when they approved $250 million in bonds four years ago.

STOCKTON - They nest near farmers' fields, along rivers, maybe even in your backyard.

STOCKTON - Badjo, a San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office K-9, is back on the beat after a bad scare.

Again and again, through polls and ballot measures, Californians have expressed support for the death penalty.

I grew up in Michigan, the hub of the automotive industry, where people would be labeled "un-American" if they dared to drive an import.

San Joaquin County Sheriff Steve Moore worried aloud the other day about a proposal to build a 1,500-bed prison hospital in the county.

When I see the outrageous gas prices, I thank the Sierra Club and politicians.

We all recognize the historic significance on the upcoming presidential election.

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The following births have been reported in San Joaquin County.

One sundown this week, I paid a sick call to American Legion Park. I climbed the low green hill that surrounds the park and saw its lake as I used to do as a boy.

STOCKTON - Trailing Robin Appel on a tour of the building, it feels like you're walking through her nearly finished dream home.

There were 109 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday. At that time, there were 1,478 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.

MANTECA - The 31st annual Three Rivers Lodge Pow Wow concludes today. The powwow brings together Native Americans from throughout the country to take part in traditional ceremonies.